Patents by Inventor Timothy James Symons

Timothy James Symons has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method for transmitting serial ATA information
    Patent number: 10019405
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for transmitting SATA (serial advanced technology attachment) information. In an implementation, SATA commands are passed to an expander, rather than SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) commands. In an example implementation, SATA protocol elements are encapsulated into SAS (Serial Attached SCSI)-like frames and transmitted using the SSP (Serial SCSI protocol) and using SSP hardware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Microsemi Solutions (U.S.), Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Timothy Wanamaker, Timothy James Symons
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SERIAL ATA INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20160371224
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for transmitting SATA (serial advanced technology attachment) information. In an implementation, SATA commands are passed to an expander, rather than SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) commands. In an example implementation, SATA protocol elements are encapsulated into SAS (Serial Attached SCSI)-like frames and transmitted using the SSP (Serial SCSI protocol) and using SSP hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Neil Timothy WANAMAKER, Timothy James SYMONS
  • Data storage system having two disk drive controllers each having transmit and receive path connected in common to single port of disk drive via buffer or multiplexer
    Patent number: 6993610
    Abstract: A data storage apparatus arranged to provide redundancy in a storage enclosure containing multiple Serial ATA disk drives is disclosed. The apparatus comprises at least one disk drive of a kind having a single port for the input and output of serial data and at least two disk drive controllers each having data transmit and receive paths connected in common to the single port. The apparatus then switches control to either controller if the other should fail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Richmount Computers Limited
    Inventors: Aedan Diarmuid Cailean Coffey, Timothy James Symons, Hans O'Sullivan, Derek Christopher Harnett
  • Data storage apparatus
    Publication number: 20020159311
    Abstract: A data storage apparatus arranged to provide redundancy in a storage enclosure containing multiple Serial ATA disk drives is disclosed. The apparatus comprises at least one disk drive of a kind having a single port for the input and output of serial data and at least two disk drive controllers each having data transmit and receive paths connected in common to the single port. The apparatus then switches control to either controller if the other should fail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Aedan Diarmuid Cailean Coffey, Timothy James Symons, Hans O'Sullivan, Derek Christopher Harnett